temporal1 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 5:27 pm
.. This forum is not a fine example of spiritually mature believers ..
strongly disagree.
these outnumber others, but aren’t the noisiest.
it’s what you look for.
being it’s so bad here, why not shake the dust, as is often suggested?
if not, it might be well to question what is so magnetic/irresistable?
as my daughter’s kindergarten teacher once advised,
“it’s easy to tell what the children are interested in - when there’s no interest, they disappear.”
i have learned, true for adults, too.
When I first came here, there were lively discussions and "reasoning together" It didn't seem as nasty and antagonistic as it's become. Satan loves to divide the Church as it speaks a witness all its own when quarreling becomes common.
I miss the Mennonite women that used to often post, they were never critical.and they inspired me-
A few men with gentle spirits have passed away or no longer here.
The Bible discourages "useless wranglings" so it would behoove us to know when it becomes "useless" wranglings.
I really enjoy Sudsy's determination, tenacity, and ability to turn the other cheek. He has shaken the dust off in breaks away which seems wise. I noticed same as Robert, an "Agreement" thread even turns argumentative.
Looking forward to more posts where people can, including me, not come across harsh.
Build each other up in the Lord, and Be Ye Kind, one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as Christ, for God's sake has forgiven you. (Ephesians 4:32)